The watergon (aqua in latin name ) is a reptile which has the ability to swim underwater – although it’s ancestor – the Megalania prisca lives on land area. Just like the Fox and the Mute Swan, the Watergon can be found in Japan , mostly in Hokkaido ( located in North Japan ) due to the fact that the water in North Japan is the most clear and less polluted out of all in Asia. It can also be found in Mutsu Bay which ( also located in North Japan ) and some few places in Aomori Prefecture. They’re most found in North Japan and few rare places in the middle parts of Japan. The Watergon can also be found in places which is cool, nice and maybe perhaps some beach areas as well !
Figure 1 : Image 1 of Hakkaido
Figure 2 : Image 2 of Hokkaido
Adaptations of the Watergon
Structural Adaptation 1 Out of the 4 legs, the Watergon has 2 webbed feet while the other 2 legs are thick with sharp claws. How this helps the Watergon itself is that with the 2 webbed feet, it’s easier for the Watergon to swim underwater – just like the geese ! It can even swim much faster with the webbed feet. They can waddle in water ! The webbed feet is a very powerful structure to the Watergon itself. An environmental pressure that could’ve given rise to this adaptation is that if the Watergon itself needs to escape and enters the water, with the help of the the 2 webbed feet, it can swim or kick it’s legs in water much faster which makes it easier for it to escape and protect itself.
Structural Adaptation 2 The Watergon has a very very short tail. This very very short tail helps the Watergon itself to maintan the body temperature either in winter or summer. It makes sures that the Watergon’s temperature is at a normal rate. An environemtnal pressure that could’ve given rise to this adaptation is that when the wheather is winter, it’s short tail helps it to regulate the body temperature keeping the body warm and not too cold. When the wheather is summer, the short tail helps it to regulate the body temperature keeping the body cool and not too hot.
Figure 1 : Diagram of Structural adaptations of Watergon
Behavioural Adaptation 1 The Watergon has a pair of sharp claws and it always has the habit of whacking and punching in the air with it’s pair of sharp claws and the Watergon whacks with a great force – it has lot’s of energy when it wacks. This before, to the Watergon itself, it’s a defense / self – protective behavior. An environmental pressure that could’ve given rise to this adaptation is that when the Watergon meets it’s enemy or it’s under threat, it can use it’s pair of sharp claws and continuously, with great energy, whack it’s enemy back as self defense.
Behavioural Adaptation 2 The Watergon has a really loud and deep voice and it has a habit of roaring with it’s deep voice. How this helps the Watergon itself is that it can scream or annoy other animals so the other animals is afraid of it’s roaring and will leave due to it’s roaring or annoying voice. An environmental adaptation that could’ve given rise to this adaptation is that if the Watergon meets it’s enemy or it’s under threat, it can use it’s deep voice to continuously roar and make loud & annoying sounds to scare and annoy it’s enemy off.
Physiological Adaptation The Watergon has a special type of lung in it’s body and it’s lung functions with aerobic respiration – it requires air to breathe even in water. Yes, there may not be air in the ocean but there’s oxygen in the sea that sea creatures ( for example fish ) needs when they’re in water due to the fact that the Watergon has the ability to swim underwater. How aerobic respiration helps the Wategon is that the Watergon has the ability to swim underwater and when it swims, under aerobic respiration, it can still be able to breathe in oxygen that it needs under the sea. More, aerobic respiration is not energy consuming as anaerobic respiration. So therefore, aerobic respiration should’ve be too much of energy consuming which tells that the Watergon should’ve run out of too much energy with aerobic respiration. An environmental pressure that could’ve given rise to this adaptation is that sometimes, in the summer, when the wheather is hot and humid, the Watergon itself can swim in the ocean and under aerobic respiration, it can still be able to breathe in oxygen that it needs under the sea.
WATERGON
Fossil Animal : Megalania Prisca
Modern Animal : Komodo Dragon
Habitat of the Watergon
The watergon (aqua in latin name ) is a reptile which has the ability to swim underwater – although it’s ancestor – the Megalania prisca lives on land area. Just like the Fox and the Mute Swan, the Watergon can be found in Japan , mostly in Hokkaido ( located in North Japan ) due to the fact that the water in North Japan is the most clear and less polluted out of all in Asia. It can also be found in Mutsu Bay which ( also located in North Japan ) and some few places in Aomori Prefecture. They’re most found in North Japan and few rare places in the middle parts of Japan. The Watergon can also be found in places which is cool, nice and maybe perhaps some beach areas as well !
Adaptations of the Watergon
Structural Adaptation 1Out of the 4 legs, the Watergon has 2 webbed feet while the other 2 legs are thick with sharp claws. How this helps the Watergon itself is that with the 2 webbed feet, it’s easier for the Watergon to swim underwater – just like the geese ! It can even swim much faster with the webbed feet. They can waddle in water ! The webbed feet is a very powerful structure to the Watergon itself. An environmental pressure that could’ve given rise to this adaptation is that if the Watergon itself needs to escape and enters the water, with the help of the the 2 webbed feet, it can swim or kick it’s legs in water much faster which makes it easier for it to escape and protect itself.
Structural Adaptation 2
The Watergon has a very very short tail. This very very short tail helps the Watergon itself to maintan the body temperature either in winter or summer. It makes sures that the Watergon’s temperature is at a normal rate. An environemtnal pressure that could’ve given rise to this adaptation is that when the wheather is winter, it’s short tail helps it to regulate the body temperature keeping the body warm and not too cold. When the wheather is summer, the short tail helps it to regulate the body temperature keeping the body cool and not too hot.
Behavioural Adaptation 1
The Watergon has a pair of sharp claws and it always has the habit of whacking and punching in the air with it’s pair of sharp claws and the Watergon whacks with a great force – it has lot’s of energy when it wacks. This before, to the Watergon itself, it’s a defense / self – protective behavior. An environmental pressure that could’ve given rise to this adaptation is that when the Watergon meets it’s enemy or it’s under threat, it can use it’s pair of sharp claws and continuously, with great energy, whack it’s enemy back as self defense.
Behavioural Adaptation 2
The Watergon has a really loud and deep voice and it has a habit of roaring with it’s deep voice. How this helps the Watergon itself is that it can scream or annoy other animals so the other animals is afraid of it’s roaring and will leave due to it’s roaring or annoying voice. An environmental adaptation that could’ve given rise to this adaptation is that if the Watergon meets it’s enemy or it’s under threat, it can use it’s deep voice to continuously roar and make loud & annoying sounds to scare and annoy it’s enemy off.
Physiological Adaptation
The Watergon has a special type of lung in it’s body and it’s lung functions with aerobic respiration – it requires air to breathe even in water. Yes, there may not be air in the ocean but there’s oxygen in the sea that sea creatures ( for example fish ) needs when they’re in water due to the fact that the Watergon has the ability to swim underwater. How aerobic respiration helps the Wategon is that the Watergon has the ability to swim underwater and when it swims, under aerobic respiration, it can still be able to breathe in oxygen that it needs under the sea. More, aerobic respiration is not energy consuming as anaerobic respiration. So therefore, aerobic respiration should’ve be too much of energy consuming which tells that the Watergon should’ve run out of too much energy with aerobic respiration. An environmental pressure that could’ve given rise to this adaptation is that sometimes, in the summer, when the wheather is hot and humid, the Watergon itself can swim in the ocean and under aerobic respiration, it can still be able to breathe in oxygen that it needs under the sea.
Bibliograhy
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http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-aerobic-respiration.htm
Animal Corner (2010) Ducks at Animal Corner Retrieved July 29,2010 from http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/farm/ducks/duck_about.html